And The Answer Is. . . 30
Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg. Judy listens to 106.7, Lite FM, and we've heard the song a few times on the radio. I'm not a particular fan of his, but I do like the bittersweet melancholy of this song.
When I heard these lyrics - She said she saw me in the record stores/And that I must be doing well - something clicked, perhaps not for the first time, that the song is probably autobiographical. It is. In Fogelberg's own words:
In 1975 or 76 I was home in Peoria, Illinois visiting my family for Christmas. I went to a convenience store to pick up some whipping cream to make Irish coffees with, and quite unexpectedly ran into an old high school girlfriend. The rest of the song tells the story.
For more on Fogelberg, for the interested, go here. Just turn the volume down on your computer first.